Using Slugline Screenwriting Basics Documentation & Support
SIMPLY SCREENWRITING.

Write your screenplay, any time, anywhere.

Just start typing, Slugline figures out the screenplay formatting for you. Write with a powerful Outline, Timeline, and color-coded notes—or with the simplicity of a distraction-free page.

 

Slugline 2 for Mac

 

Start Writing for Free

Slugline 2 is a free download on Mac, and works without watermarks or limitations until you pass page six, at which point you can upgrade to Unlimited Writing. Kick the tires at no cost — or, if all you write is short films, never pay a dime!

The Darkest Timeline

Slugline 2 features Dark Mode, a drag-and-drop Outline Navigator, and a unique Timeline, which gives you a bird’s-eye view of your structure and pacing.

 
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Drag-and-drop Outline
Drag-and-drop Outline

Like virtual index cards on a corkboard, anything you see in Slugline 2’s Outline Navigator can be drag-reordered. The associated bits of screenplay come along for the ride, creating a powerful tool for spitballing ideas in an outline, or experimenting with the structure of a 300-page epic.

Live Compare for Tracking Changes
Live Compare for Tracking Changes

Slugline tracks your changes by actively comparing the current screenplay document to another. Asterisks appear next to the modified text — and you can click on those asterisks to inspect the differences. It’s the exact right amount of revisions-tracking power, without sacrificing simplicity.

Final Draft Import/Export
Final Draft Import/Export

Slugline uses Fountain, the free and open text-based screenplay format that’s compatible with everything. And now it can open and export perfect Final Draft files, including dual dialogue and even notes.

 

 

Compatible with Everything, Everywhere

Slugline uses Fountain, a plain-text screenplay format that’s free, open, and compatible with everything.

Slugline 2 produces beautiful, industry-standard paper and PDF screenplays, with perfect pagination.

Slugline 2 for Mac works with Slugline for iPhone and iPad. Sync your work over iCloud or Dropbox, and write wherever, whenever.

“I adore Slugline.”
— Stephen Fry, Actor, Writer, Impossibly Handsome Man
 
“Slugline is outrageously, life-changingly excellent.”
— Neil Cross, writer of Mama and Luther
 
“Slugline 2 revolutionizes the way I outline and rewrite my scripts.”
— Ty Leisher, Writer/Director
 
“Slugline on iOS is my new favorite thing.”
— Scott Stewart, Writer/Director of Dark Skies, Dominion

Two Ways to Slug it Out

Slugline 2 for Mac

Live Compare, Scene Numbering, Timeline, and the drag-and-drop Outline. Free for the first six pages, then $49.99 USD to unlock Unlimited Writing and FDX export.

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Slugline for
iPhone & iPad

Write and edit your screenplay on your iPad or iPhone. Slugline for iOS/iPadOS is fully compatible with Mac, sharing files on iCloud and Dropbox. But it also works on its own, creating perfect Hollywood-standard print and PDF output.